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CAREW, Thomas (1526/27-64), of Antony, Cornw. and St. Giles in the Fields, Mdx.

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b. 1526 /27, 1st s. of Sir Wymond Carew, and ?bro. of Roger. educ. St. John’s, Camb. matric. Sept. 1548; I. Temple, adm. 10 Feb. 1550. m. settlement 5 Sept. 1554, Elizabeth, da. of (Sir) Richard Edgecombe of Mount Edgcumbe and Cotehele, Cornw., 3s. inc. George and Richard 1da. suc. fa. 22 Aug. 1549.Aged 37 at death, F. E. Halliday, Richard Carew of Antony, 17. Vis. Devon, ed. Vivian, 139; Vis. Cornw. ed. Vivian, 10; C142/89/98, 93/23; Wards 7/10/23.
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Reeve, duchy of Cornw., Fordington, Dorset by 1558–d.Duchy Cornw. RO, 131–7 passim.

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CAREW, Thomas (1526/27-64), of Antony, Cornw. and St. Giles in the Fields, Mdx.
Main residences: Antony, Cornw.; St. Giles in the Fields, Mdx.
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CAREW, Sir Peter (c.1510-75), of Mohun’s Ottery, Devon.

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b. c. 1510, 3rd s. of Sir William Carew of Mohun’s Ottery, and bro. of George. educ. Exeter g.s. c.1523-4; St. Paul’s, London c.1524. m. 20 Feb. 1547, Margaret, da. of Sir William Skipwith of South Ormsby, Lincs., wid. of George, 2nd Lord Tailboys, s.p. suc. bro. 19 July 1545. Kntd. Aug. – Sept. 1545.Date of birth estiamted from that of elder brother, George. This biography rests on J. Vowell alias Hooker, ‘Sir Peter Carew’, Archaeologia, xxviii. 96-151. Vis. Devon, ed. Vivian, 135; CP, xii(1), 603-5; Wards 7/2/81; LP Hen. VIII, xx; DNB.
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Henchman in Household c. 1530 – 32; gent. privy chamber by 1533; gent. pens. 1540 – 44; sheriff, Devon 1546 – 47; v.-adm. Devon by 9 Aug. 1548, Cornw. c. 1549; commr. relief, Devon and Bristol 1550, goods of churches and fraternities, Devon and Exeter 1553; dep. lt. Devon prob. 1558; j.p.q. Devon and Dorset 1558/59; custos rot. Devon 1558/59; PC [I] Feb. 1569; constable, the Tower 1572; marshal, army in Ireland 1573, lt. 1575.LP Hen. VIII, xiv; SP10/4, no. 40; EHR, xxiii. 739–40; CPR, 1553, pp. 352, 361, 414, 416; J. C. Roberts, ‘Partly. Rep. Devon and Dorset 1559–1601’ (London Univ. M.A. thesis, 1958), 30–31; CSP Ire. 1509–73, pp. 401, 527; Cal. Carew Pprs. ii. 6, 8, 20–21; information from W. J. Tighe.

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CAREW, Sir Peter (c.1510-75), of Mohun’s Ottery, Devon.
Main residence: Mohun's Ottery, Devon.
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CAREW, Sir Nicholas (by 1496-1539), of Beddington, Surr.

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b. by 1496, 1st s. of Sir Richard Carew of Beddington by Matilda, da. of Sir Robert Oxenbridge of Ford, Suss. m. 1514, Elizabeth, da. of Sir Thomas Bryan of Ashridge, Herts., 1s. Francis 4da. suc. fa. 18 May 1520. Kntd. by July 1520; KG nom. 23 Apr., inst. 21 May 1536.Date of birth estimated from age at fa.’s i.p.m. C142/35/52. Vis. Surr. (Harl. Soc. xliii), 17; LP Hen. VIII, i. iii; DNB.
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Groom of the privy chamber 1511, gent. 1518; jt. (with fa.) lt. Calais castle 1513 – 20; esquire of the body 1515; cipherer, the Household 1515 – 20; keeper, Pleasance manor and East Greenwich park and tower 1517; sheriff, Surr. and Suss. 1518 – 19; lt. Rysbank Tower May 1519; j.p. Surr. 1520 – d.; master of the horse 1522 – d.; steward, manors in Kent 1522, Worcs. 1531; commr. sewers, Surr. 1531, tenths of spiritualities 1535; master of forest and park of Fakenham and steward of duchy of York in Worcs. 1534; chief steward, receiver and surveyor, Perching and other Suss. manors 1536.LP Hen. VIII, i-x, xii, xiii.

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CAREW, Sir Nicholas (by 1496-1539), of Beddington, Surr.
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CAREW, John (by 1508-44/45), of Oakley and Lyme Regis, Dorset.

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b. by 1508, 2nd or 3rd s. of John Carew of Antony, Cornw. by Thomasin, da. and coh. of Roger Holland of Cowick in Exeter, Devon; bro. of Sir Wymond. m. Mary, 1s. 1da.Date of birth estimated from first reference. Vis. Devon, ed. Vivian, 139; Vis. Devon, ed. Colby, 40; PCC 21 Pynnyng.
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Dep. to William Bond by 1529; comptroller, customs in Poole by July 1538–d.C1/727/30–2; LP Hen. VIII, xvii; add. i(2).

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CAREW, John (by 1508-44/45), of Oakley and Lyme Regis, Dorset.
Main residences: Oakley; Lyme Regis, Dorset.
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CAREW, George (by 1505-45), of Mohun’s Ottery, Devon.

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b. by 1505, 1st s. of Sir William Carew of Mohun’s Ottery by Jane, da. of Sir William Courtenay of Powderham; bro. of Sir Peter. educ. M. Temple, adm. 2 Nov. 1519. m. (1) Thomasin (d. 18 Dec. 1539). da. of Sir Lewis Pollard of Kings Nympton, Devon; (2) by 1 Feb. 1541, Mary, da. of Henry Norris of Bray, Berks., s.p. Kntd. 1970; suc. fa. 11 Aug. 1537.Date of birth estimated from age at fa.’s i.p.m., C142/59/106. Vis. Devon. ed. Vivian. 136; Vis. Devon, ed. Colby 36; LP Hen. VIII, xiv. xvi.
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Sheriff, Devon 1536 – 37, 1542 – 43; j.p. 1538; commr. oyer and terminer, Cornw., Devon, Dorset, Hants, Som. and Wilts. 1538, Devon 1540, Calais 1541; capt. Rysbank Tower, Calais Jan. 1539 – June 1543; steward, possessions of Henry Courtenay, late Marquess of Exeter Nov. 1542, Havering atte Bower, Essex Nov. 1544; 1t. pens July 1544; gent. privy chamber in 1544; v.-adm. 1545.LP Hen. VIII, xiii, xv, xvii-xix; Archaeologia xxviii, 110.

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CAREW, George (by 1505-45), of Mohun’s Ottery, Devon.
Main residence: Mohun's Ottery, Devon.
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